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@Lemming
Course, we also have a number of laws on drugs.
But you can't compare drugs with sex. Drugs is bad for people, sex isn't.
I think cheating on your wife is worse by far than having sex with a hooker. Take into mind that we, the men, seperate love from sex. And when we pay for sex, we're very likely helping a single mother bring in money for her children, or helping a student pay her tuitions.
I tell you as the John that I've been for more than 20 years. Even a John like Trump knows pretty well that this is true.
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Is this a religious question or an open question for everyone either religious or non religious?
I'm answering anyway as the agnostic person that I am.
Repentance is what it is, the feeling of regret or remorse. If you really feel remorse you'll never do it again.
I've always thought that religious people who fall in the same error over and over again don't give a damn about their religion. They are not fully convinced that there is such a "God" that watches over us and punish cruelly to those who don't obey. This outlook on morality is nonsensical.
This dynamic of "command and obey/disobey" is outdated, it doesn't work in our moder society because it's hard to believe. Intelligent people don't believe in fairytales. It might work in backward societies like the African or Latiamerican, or even in the US that abounds with ignorant people, but in the real advanced society it simply doesn't.
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@Mharman
With the purpose of the question in mind, no, for the Israelis of today are not God’s chosen people.
Well, at least you're not like the Evangelicans who are very twisted people because they think they should be of service to the Israelis, the chosen ones. Lol.
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@zedvictor4
It was reckoned that Madeira was first visited by Vikings.And also that most early Portuguese settlers, were farmers from Northern Portugal.
That's interesting.
I think it doesn't matter, though. Europe is very mixed up. In England, for example, there are many brits that look like Spaniards, like George Clooney or Russell Crowe.
In Portugal and Spain you can also see "vikings" type people and children speaking several languages because their parents come from different countries. That's quite cool.
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Maybe he's trying to tell you that you shouldn't be a couch potato that trolls on internet all day long while scratching his balls.
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I have no objection to the right to bear guns in the US. In the end, it's part of the freedom Americans brag about so much as one of their main core values, for better or worse.
However, I think it's a contradiction that while Americans defend their right to carry guns, they are against other rights that many developed countries have, like the right to have sex in exchange of money, or prostitution if you will. I mean, what's the matter with that? On what grounds?
If you want to call the US a country of freedom, so be it in everything.
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@Castin
Takes more server space which requires more $$$, is the last word I heard from Mike on it.
I'm pretty sure it doesn't. The webpage opens the image from a link, so there's no need to save the image in the server.
It's just a matter of coding correctly.
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@badger
I don't know what it takes to get a site listed in Google, but it can't be that much.
That's a good question. What I learned about SEO is that images improve a lot the listing on Google.
It's been one of my suggestions since I was in DDO, let people add images and videos in their posts.
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@zedvictor4
Well, I would suggest that once upon a time, they went to India.Though for sure, "the west" has always held a certain fascination for "eastern" mysticism and "spirituality".And CR7, though swarthy, has European features.Perhaps has some Viking in his DNA.
What do you mean by Viking DNA? Because he's very tall?
CR7 could pass for a Latinamerican. So, I guess Americans would consider him as a person of color.
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@zedvictor4
English.Profanities don't have the same energy in Welsh.Sgwt anifeiliaid.
Yes, it's kind of the same in Spanish. Chatting with some Catalans (people from Barcelona), they told me that they swear in Spanish because Catalan has no swear words. Hard to believe but it seems that swear words appear only in official languages.
This is what I like the most about Europe, the richness of its culture. You travel to a nearby city and people are speaking in another language, even in the same country. and the customs change a bit. In Latinamerica is different, it's boring. No matter where you go people speak Spanish everywhere and have the same fkn customs. Maybe in Brasil things change but Portuguese is very similar to Spanish. It only changes the pronunciation of the words but in the end it's the same fkn thing. And if you think that going up to the US you can see new stuff, you'll find out that it's all the same. In Florida, Texas and California, people speak Spanish, no need of English. You have to go deeper, further north, to find people that speak English and have different customs.
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@FLRW
On Tuesday at 7 AM, Trump blasted both Israel and Iran. Trump said the two countries, "don't know what the FUCK they're doing."
I've always wondered how bad is to drop the F bomb as Americans call it. I usually watch series, movies and podcasts in American English and it's very common to hear swear words like fvck, shit, bullshit, crap, mvthafvcka, and once in a while cock-svcka. I never heard the word faggot to be honest so I reckon it's very vulgar and offensive, but the rest is quite common, it's almost like a compliment for people.
I don't swear very often. I'm very selective with these words, it's like a last resort to emphasize an idea, even in formal meetings. And I agree with the relation between swearing and honesty, when you swear it's like speaking from your heart.
As to the F word, I really like it. I'm not a native English speaker but from what I can tell the pronunciation of the F word conveys intention and sincerity, so it's very suitable. What I like the most about the F word, though, is that it's very versatile, you can make several combinations and get different ways to express your feelings, like fk-up, fk-off, fk-down, fk-away, fk-around, fk-through, fk-on,... it's beautiful.
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@zedvictor4
I use it all the time.
And you do it in Welsh or English?
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@zedvictor4
Swarthy is how I describe such people...With dark hair.
Yes. I guess like CR7, more or less. Right?
It doesn't matter, though. Most spiritual masters had brown skin, they usually come from India.
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Debatecraft reminds me of Starcraft, a good pc game.
I suggest SmartDebate.com
It can also be MakeDebateGreatAgain.com (Trump's fine courtesy). It can appeal to all the MAGA fans.
Whatever the name is, just try to keep debateart.com domain so that it redirect us to the new website.
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@AdaptableRatman
He was not black he was (and still is) a Jew.
Ok, he wasn't black, black. I really don't know how to describe the race of a person because I'm not so used to it like Americans are. People in the US are obssesed with the race, colors and all this, so you Americans know more about it.
Let's try it again, anyway. I refer to the studies of the typical jewish face in times of Jesus, 2k year ago.
I mean, looks like the typical man of the middle east. The ancient jew was a person of color as you would say.
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It's evident that the meaning in Greek is metaphorical, encrypted, so that people of that time can get it.
Today it's easier to grasp. Spirit could be explained as a kind of "mind". And if you want to figure out what "God" is, you'll end up finding that God is basically a "mind".
Religions are supposed to be a set of practices to nurture the mind, though they seem to be outdate for that job.
That's why I truly believe religions will fall down hopelessly to be replaced with other "spiritual" movements or practices, like Mindfullness for example which is much more useful than any religion.
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Some people do that. It's the consequence of teaching that there is a God that created everything and tries all the time to make you sin by sending once in a while his employee that people call Satan. As stupid as that.
By the way, people created the devil or Satan because it's a psycologycal mechanism to defend themselves. It's called psycological projection. So instead of carrying the heavy load of their bad deeds, people project a being that they call Satan or Lucifer, and blame him for their bad deeds. At least this is a useful mechanism, but the truth is that there is no such a devil, there's no one that make you sin but only yourself.
People should understand that they need to be held accountable for their bad deeds and take action to mend. If they don't, THE KARMA will make the job for them.
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@Lashwnda
This shit don't even rise to the level of idiocy. Original Jews was black. These niggas a bunch of Pollacks. Give Israel to the niggas, then you gonna get blessed.
You're fkn right. Jesus was a negro (is this a slur, by the way?).
I still don't understand why most Christians think Jesus, aka the Christ, was a nordic-type white dude.
If there are white jews is because several Europeans turned into Judaism. So, most people that identify themselves as jews in Israel are not semites, strickly speaking. The excuse that the jews use to justify their occupation is absurd, they never belonged to the middle east.
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@AdaptableRatman
The Priest can tell you God refuses to absolve you and you need to repent in specific ways like going to police etc.It is up to the Priest who channels Holy Spirit directly when giving you the feedback.That said, abuses have hapoened even at confessionals. I wonder if Holy Spirit is actually guaranteed.
Going to the police for cheating your wife? For going to a brothel? For having homosexual sex? For beating your neighbor? That's the kind of sins I'm talking about.
You can be a cheater all of your life. I'll become a Catholic, it sounds great. Hahaha.
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There are several Christian doctrines that are not good for people, but never heard of this.
In Catholicism is even worse, if you sin you just need to meet with the priest to confess your sins and the priest will forgive you and sentence you to pray, say, 10 "our father" and 10 "hail mary". It doesn't matter if you commit the same sin over and over again, the priest will always absolve you making you pray as many "our father" and "hail mary" as needed.
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@WyIted
Since Muslims want to subject non Muslims to death or a type of taxation to exist they will just start trying to expand to western countries if Israel wasn't there to distract their evil intentions. I also doubt kikes are as stubborn. They aren't strapping bombs to their chests and then walking into highly populated areas
That's bullshit. Iran doesn't represent any threat. Without Israel in the Middle East, it would be the same thing at worst, meaning local wars between the Muslim countries, like in Africa. Although, some analysts are of the opinion that radical Muslim groups emerged because of the US and England messing on that region.
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@rosends
There was and is a "nation of Israel" but the current political entity in the mid east is the STATE of Israel.
And you are siding with who? Do you have anything to say about what Israel is doing along with the US?
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@rosends
I can't answer the second question but the answer to the first is "probably not, depending on what you mean by Nation."
The argument of Ted Cruz is that as the bible commands to defend Israel then Christians should do it. So, if the current nation of Israel is the same as the ancient one, then according to Cruz' argument Christians should support Israel.
If you think the current Israel is not the same as the biblical one, the answer for the second question should be a no.
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@zedvictor4
And a funny looking little European bloke with whacky hair and moustache inadvertently laid the foundations for a modern Israel and all it's ensuing chaos.
Hitler gave the jews the perfect excuse to go around and make whatever they want. It's no surprise these people get what they want bringing up all the time the excuse of the holocaust.
Victimization is a double edged sword.
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@WyIted
Their actions are merely being kicked and defending their homeland. They can't exactly stop being kikes like Muslims want.
Israelis have shown that they are as stubborn as Muslims. So, in my opinion the only solution for this problem is that Israel dissappears as State.
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@Tradesecret
No No.Modern-day Israel is not the same as ancient Israel.And even if it was, we are not commanded to support it.This is not protestant rhetoric - it is dispensational rhetoric.It is not evangelical - it is fundamentalist. Zionist.
Oh, well. Finally some common ground. Thank you for your response.
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@AdaptableRatman
If Iran ruled the world it will be hell on Earth. If Israel did, it won't.
What makes you think Iran wants to rule the world? That's a load of bollocks. You're like Ted Cruz, know nothing about it.
I don't like the Ayatolah because it's just a bunch of religious fanatics trying to impose their religion LIKE YOU might know. So, the people that decide what happen in Iran should be only the Iranians, noone else.
Besides, if Israel is in this situation is just because of its actions. For any action, there is a reaction, so don't come to tell us that Israelis are the good boys in this story.
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@fauxlaw
It appears 80 - 90% of Iranian people are in favor of the end of the Mullah's autocratic rule of the country,
This doesn't mean Iranians agree with the American attack. From what I heard, they're against it.
The world was expecting the Iranians set themseves free from this autocratic regime, but without the unopiniated intervention of the US. It seems that the US didn't learn anything from Irak.
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I'm not sure what you're trying to say but human beings were kind of obligated to be omnivores. It has nothing to do with the bible.
According to some scientists, our teeth correspond to a vegetarian species. So we're vegetarians by nature. That's why we cook the meat.
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Two questions posed in the video.
1. Is the current nation of Israel the same as the biblical Israel?
2. Are Christians commanded to support Israel?
I'm not a Christian, that's why I ask.
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Do you really think Iranians are going to stand idly by?
Unless Iranians revolt against the Ayatolla regime, they are going to respond. Maybe closing the Strait of Hormuz. If they do that we're fked.
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@FLRW
I wonder how many hijacked US airliners will be flying into Mar-a-Lago.
I don't think muslims can hijack airplanes after what happened the 9/11.
Though, it's more likely that they attempt to assasinate Trump. SideWalker and DoubleR must be rubbing their hands together.
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Some experts state that Satanyahu is doing this because he wants to save his neck as he has like three corruption trials.
So, Trump is helping Satanyahu out so that he doesn't get jailed. Lol.
Let's see if Iran responds closing the Strait of Hormuz.
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Why are you so obsessed with this topic? It's the second time you open a thread like this. Maybe more times.
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How the heck embracing suffering is more superior? This is really sick. Who wants to embrace suffering? Nobody would do that.
I guess this conclusion you came to was based on the suffering of Jesus up in the cross. Isn't it? As far as I understand, Jesus didn't suffer when helping other people, he actually enjoyed it. If you help others you will enjoy it too, so get this idiotic idea of suffering out of your mind. Nobody wants to suffer.
Besides, to me this image of the suffering Jesus is pure manipulation of the Church. Jesus had a very good life. He came from a wealthy family, his father was a builindg contractor and his mother was in the royal line. As a consequence, Jesus had a very good education and many privileges. If he had been poor he would have never turned into a rabbi as he effectively was. So, this Christian narrative that Jesus was poor and his father was a humble carpenter (or woodworker) and Mary a sad housewife, it's a hoax. Don't believe in that.
As to your statement, there is no such thing as inferior or superior phylosophy. Moreover, you seem to not know much about Buddhism. Both, christianity and budhism, have more similarities than differences. Gautama taught about love and compassion like Jesus did. The problem is that you're thinking in terms of hell and heaven, so you're bringing up this doctrine of helping others becasue you think this will make people go to heaven.
If you want to believe so, that's your problem, but to me we should take care of ourselves first, only then we can take care of the people as the loving and compassionate beings we should be.
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@David
Proposition 2: Rebranding the site
It's a necessary step to rebrand this site, congratulations for this decision. I'd suggest "DebateandForum.com" because I guess this website will keep the Forum section, right? I don't debate here but I enjoy discussing relevant news and topics in the forum.
Proposition 3: Updating the COCIf a user’s content includes unwarranted (or excessively toxic) systemic vulgarity and invectives, which may include off topic personal attacks and/or hate speech, moderation shall:
It'd be good if you clear this up. How do you know what is excessive or vulgar?
Considering what some users already said, I think there should be complete freedom to use the language we are more confortable with, at least in the forum where we discuss in an informal way. I like to write like I speak, dropping some words that certain people might consider "bad", like sh¡t, bullsh¡t or fvk, because it's part of the common language, as long as it's not used for attacking or insulting. Who don't use these words? Everybody uses it because it allows to emphasize some ideas we want to get across. Just look at the most popular podcasts in youtube, it's plenty of these marvellous words.
Proposition 4: New features
- Be able to add images and videos on posts (youtube, X, Instagram, tik tok, etc).
- Improve tagging users, maybe using autocomplete text to find the username more easily because sometimes we have to check how to spell. And tagging should work in the comments, not just in the mentions box.
- Automatic signature for our posts.
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And Trump's still in danger, according to the current prophecies.
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We come to realize that BK is in his thirties. Lol.
I thought you were a kid trolling in this forum.
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@AdaptableRatman
How is a breakup stupid to be deeply upset over?
If you suffer due to a breakup it means that you can't let things go. It means that your happiness depends on what other people gives you. It's stupid if you kill yourself because of that.
If you want to be happy in this life, learn to be so with yourself and don't give a fvck about what people think about you.
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It's always helpful to have the family around when you're going through a terrible moment. And the people who say they would never think about killing themselves is because they've never experienced this pain (either physical or mental) that makes anyone think in leaving this life as an option.
I fell very sick many years ago, long before the covid pandemic. I was so fucked up that I had insomnia, anxiety and in the worst moments depression. I'm not a person of taking medication because I consider it the worst crap westerners made up. I'm not like Americans that take pain killers at the minimum pain, so I am a man that endure a lot of pain, but this sickness took me down in the worst way so I just had to suck it up while looking for a solution.
Just to clarify, this mental disorder was part of the symptoms of a major illness that I prefer not to mention so I'm not a person that get depressed or anxious so easily for stupid things like a broke up or something of that sort. Fortunately I could overcome this illness but that made me understood that it's possible to have suicidal thoughts because there are some types of pain that can't be handled for so long. So my best advice is never give up in finding a solution and in the mean while get support from family.
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@AdaptableRatman
You are not getting reincarnated. Heaven or Hell, that is all. Purgatory before Heaven though.
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I grew up in a Catholic society because South America is basically Catholic but none of its traditions had any impact on my life. I always deemed Christianity as a nonsensical useless belief. Granny always tried to instill some of the Christian rituals in me, like praying the typical "our father" or "hail Mary", or crossing myself, but I always thought it was nonsense. My parents didn't bother to teach me about it because they didn't give a shit, so instead they enrolled me in a Catholic school so that somebody else taught me about it. While being in a Catholic school was a good experience because there were well educated children, I always disliked the religious subject. And just to clear it up, I've always been a good, easygoing boy, never got into trouble.
I also had experience with Evangelicalism which is very popular in Brasil and other countries in South America. I was 15 when my aunt got me into it. I didn't dislike the experience because this church engages the youth with good music and nice activities, which is one of the reasons of its success. It was great, I met very good people there and some hot chicks overall, I just couldn't stand the part where pastors start to teach all the Christian nonsense. I mean, when someone tries to persuade you that a guy that you never met loves you and wants to save you, as if you were in danger, it's overly stupid. I really don't understand how people get bought into it. Then I thought what the fvck I'm doing here, you are supposed to be with people craving for knowledge and not with a group that doesn't bother to be brainwashed. I lasted a few weeks, I recall.
I've been agnostic all my life and never felt ashamed of doing things that are considered bad for religious people. For example, I've always been a Jhon and I'm fkn proud of it because it made me a better man. Religious people will always tell you what to do or not to do, as if you were a puppet, but how could you know that something is good if you never experience it. Just to give another example, I used to drink to death when I was young and this experience taught me that alcohol is not the way through.
Finally, I have the experience with the Eastern phylosophies, like buddism and taoism, among other ancient knwoledge. I don't think it counts as religion but I have to say this opened my mind to asnwer many quests I always posed myself about life. This helped me a lot when I fell seriously sick many years ago. I learned about reincarnation, the karmic process, the aliens, the lost human civilizations, the importance of meditation and care of the body, what God really is, even our purpose of life. I feel really grateful for this revelation.
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The US was working with Iran to come to a nuclear agreement but Satanyahu thought it was a better idea to strike Iran.
No, it wasn't justifiable.
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@Stephen
Hey, Stephen. How have you been? Long time no see you.
What you say is correct but unfortunately today's people still behave like the ancients, no matter how many times you explain them with evidence, specially the religious people. It's really a pity because the theory of the ancient Gods answer many questions.
That's why I opened this thread, to show these people the uselessness of their beliefs.
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@cristo71
One should note: god does not have to exist for there to be theists, nor must god not exist for there to be atheists.
Atheists exist because of theists.
The question, though, is not about whether God exists or not. I opened this thread in order to elucidate if believing in God has been beneficial for humanity. You know what the answer is to me.
This describes apatheism perfectly. “A god exists? Ok, now what?” If god is some vague, undefined, non material whatever that one cannot prove nor disprove, then “so what?” If god is the supreme omnipotent creator spirit of the universe who inspired a certain scripture, then prove it, and good luck with that. In the meantime, I will be an apatheist.
My thread (or string) is a call to reflection. The world doesn't need a "God", never needed it, and I'm refering to the God of religions. Two fkn centuries trying to impose a customized "God" and look at the shit that humanity still is.
The problem of humanity is not that people dont believe in a God. Most people in developed Asian countries don’t believe in a God but in principles and they are even better than the US that is a country full of hypocritical puritans.
I'm not here to convince anyone. If you believe in God that's not of my business, but please cut the shit already. We dont need religions, we need self awareness, knowing ourselves, recognize that we need a mind change.
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Peterson is not a Christian because he's not that stupid. He indeed discussed several times the contradictions he found in Christian beliefs.
If he uses Christianity in his professional practice is because he find it very helpful for people, specially for the gullible ones.
In fact, I heard that he meditates oftently which to my understanding has been very helpful for his depression. You might find it unbelievable but he also said that he went into trance during his meditation, a kind of spiritual experience.
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@Mall
Do you know what is funny about your comment? I always thought you weren't religious but look at you now.
We just need that you pray in this forum. Lol.
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@Castin
I've thought very hard about becoming a theist, many times. I wouldn't say that "nothing" would happen if I did -- it would fundamentally change the way I see the universe and my place in it.
So you think "God" is the universe.
That's interesting. It's Spinoza's God.
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@fauxlaw
That's why I think the most sensical position is the agnosticism, like me.
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@LucyStarfire
Well, you dont.
Maybe for old people. If you go to the church you'll see a lot of elders. It's the fear to death.
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